2018

NORTH ISLAND HAMILTON

26 - 27th Nov 2018

DAY 1 Claudelands Event Centre

followed by evening Gala Dinner (sponsored by Ballance) with keynote speaker Jake Millar

DAY 2 Lye Farm, Waikato

SOUTH ISLANDASHBURTON

29 - 30th Nov 2018

DAY 1 Ashburton Trust Event Centre

followed by evening Gala Dinner (sponsored by Ravensdown) at Ashburton Hotel with keynote

speaker Kevin Biggar

DAY 2 Ashley Dene Research and

Development Station, Lincoln University, Springston

PASTURE SUMMIT

Programme information

GROWING DAIRY'S FUTURE

OUTLINE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:North Island and South Island conferences mirror workshop titles; however each will have a regional specific focus.

8:30AM - 5:30PM I GROWING DAIRY’S FUTUREMaster of Ceremonies (MC): Julia Jones – Farm Specialist, Enterprise Agri-Food, KPMG 1

8:30 - 9:20 REGISTRATION & MORNING TEA

9:20 - 9:30

9:30 - 10:00

Welcome and opening address Colin Armer – Conference Chairman

A/ Opportunities and challenges faced by pasture based dairy farming, today and tomorrow Perspective from a globally connected Dairy leader. Michael Murphy – Irish Dairy Farming Leader and international businessman Chaired by Colin Armer

10:00 - 11:00 B/ Real data on the NZ dairy farm financial situation With static milk and the farm debt position, we can’t rely on increasing land values. How do we shift the focus?Mark Grenside, Regional Manager & Head of Corporate Agri Banking, Commercial & Agri, ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd

Susan Kilsby, Agriculture Economist, ANZ Bank New Zealand LtdChaired by Colin Glass (Chief Executive of Dairy Holdings Limited and DairyNZ Director)

11:00 - 12:00 C/ Sustainable dairy farm business driven by high pasture utilisation and profitability – a farmer’s perspective

Farmer in the top 5% on financial performance, who is consistently profitable, very clear on their profit driversand actively mitigating environmental/animal husbandry challenges

12:00 -1:00 LUNCH

1:00 - 2:30

2:30 - 3:00

D/ Resilient pasture based dairy farm production systems – the research perspectiveWhat is the research telling us? Low footprint, maximum sustainable profit dairy system. The intensification promises and what does the research and experience tell us. Brendan Horan – Grassland Science Project Leader Teagasc, Moorepark Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Ireland. John Roche – Ph.D., Departmental Science Adviser, Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)Chaired by Paul Bird, DairyNZ

E/ Equity growth focused young farmers present their experience Young farmers with a belief in the opportunity to progress, building significant equity and achieving farm ownership in recent years. North Island: Robert Ferris – Dairy FarmerSouth Island: Will Grayling – Dairy FarmerChaired by Trevor Gee, DairyNZ

3:00 – 3:30 AFTERNOON TEA

3:30 – 4:30

4:30 – 5:30

F/ The Connection with the Consumer Connecting the consumer to the sustainability of dairy; and producers to the preferences and perceptions of the consumer Jeremy Hill – Chief Science and Technology Officer, Fonterra Tim Hunt – General Manager, Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory, Rabobank Chaired by Mike Magan (Irish Dairy Farmer and Chairman of Animal Health Ireland)

Closing discussionEnlarged panel to summarise full day with Q and A discussion. All speakers to participateChaired by Julia Jones

5:30PM Wrap-up and final words for Day 1 of conferenceJulia Jones & Colin Armer

DAY

Cover: Paul Sutherland Photography

North Is land: Pete & Ann Morgan and Leonie Guiney – Dairy Farmers Chai red by Greg Road ley (Da i ry Farmer ) South Is land: Leonie Guiney and Greg Roadley - Dairy Farmers Chai red by Adr ian van Bysterve ld t (Da i ry Ho ld ings Ltd)

The NZ Foundation dairy farm system – this is it!

10-year detailed economic analysis of farm systems.

Mark Neal – Dairy Systems Specialist, DairyNZ

Laurence Shalloo – Teagasc, Moorepark Researcher dairy farm economics and sustainability (Ireland’s farm profit data)

Chaired by :North Island: Paul Bird , DairyNZSouth Island: Adrian van Bysterveldt , Dairy Holdings Ltd

The graz ing da i ry cow of 2030What wi l l she need to do and what do we need to do to he lp her ach ieve i t?Breeding for the future & breeding the cow to suit the system.

Donagh Berry – Teagasc, Moorepark Researcher, Dairy Genetics and Breeding

Dr Jeremy Bryant – NZAEL Manager, DairyNZ

Chaired by Malcolm Ellis, GM NZ Markets, LIC

Time is money, see how the latest research and developments can save you time and make more money.

A presentation by farmers and industry specialists with ideas that have greatly improved efficiency and working conditions for a more resilient business.

North Island:Brian Dela Rue – DairyNZ, Research Engineer (Precision Dairy, Applications of technology, Labour productivity) Stephen Allen – Farmer and Tatua Chairman

South Island:Callum Eastwood – DairyNZ Scientist (People in dairy, effective use of new technologies in dairy systems)Rhys Roberts - GM Align Farms, Mid Canterbury

Chaired by Debbie Kinder , Farmwise Consultant, LIC

Solutions to the environmental and climatic challenge.

Evaluation of the solutions to environmental and climatic change by farmers and dairy sector experts.

North Island:Phillipa Hedley - Senior Developer Farm Systems, DairyNZDr Stewart Ledgard, Principal Scientist, AgResearch

South Island:From Faculty of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Lincoln University:

Keith Cameron – Professor of Soil Science, Head of Centre for Soil and Environmental Research

Grant Edwards - Assistant Vice Chancellor, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture & Life Sciences; Professor of Dairy Production.

Chaired by Dr Ants Roberts , Chief Scientific Officer at Ravensdown

Farm ownership – what are the building blocks to farm ownership.

The goal of farm ownership is achievable, when the right ingredients are in place. What are these ingredients?

North Island:Colm & Gaynor Tierney (Waikato Dairy Farmers)Bryce & Amanda Savage (Taranaki Dairy Farmers)Chaired by Wade Bell, DairyNZ

South Island:James and Ceri Bourke, (Culverden Dairy Farmers)Will Green (Fairlie Dairy Farmer)

Chaired by Will Grayling , Dairy Farmer

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8:00AM - 3:30PM I A PROSPEROUS FUTURE

TIMING: 8:00 – 9:00

9:00 – 3:00 12:00 – 1:00 3:00 – 3:30

Registration followed by Welcome, Orientation & Health & Safety Briefing at 8:45am.Delegates in 5 groups attending rotating workshops with 5 running concurrently. Lunch (sponsored by Silver Fern Farms)Final words by Workshop Session Organisers and close of conference. 2DAY

8:00 - 9:00 REGISTRATION, orientation & morning Tea

3:00 - 3:30 final words and close of conference Workshop Session Organisers

Chaired by Darren Sutton , Farmwise Consultant, LIC

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